Published 15 days ago

After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90

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Dwight Jr. was picked by John F. Kennedy’s White House to join a test pilot program at Edwards Air Force Base, but after his assassination, his dreams of space flight fizzled out --- until now.

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After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90

Dwight Jr. was picked by John F. Kennedy’s White House to join a test pilot program at Edwards Air Force Base, but after his assassination, his dreams of space flight fizzled out --- until now.

15 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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